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Resident urges action after repeated reports of unlicensed short-term rental at 465 N. 350 E.
Summary
A Hyde Park resident told the City Council an unlicensed short-term rental at 465 North 350 East has been advertised on Airbnb/VRBO for weeks despite prior warnings. City staff says an enforcement letter has been served and a 30-day compliance period is running.
Amanda Rales, a Hyde Park resident, told the City Council on Aug. 13 that a unit at 465 North 350 East had been listed on Airbnb and VRBO and was being rented short-term without a city business license.
"This ongoing illegal operation is really frustrating to me and many of my neighbors," Rales said, urging the council to enforce the code and asking, "what are the next steps for the enforcement, and when can we expect a resolution?" She said she first reported the listing July 24 and that the property remained listed and rented as of Aug. 13.
Marcus (city staff) told the council the property owner has been served with a written notice and the city gave the owner 30 days to come into compliance under the short-term rental ordinance. "They have been served with a letter saying that they're operating illegally and they need to stop," Marcus said. He said an application had been submitted but was incomplete and the owner was about two weeks into the 30-day compliance period.
Council members and staff said the city must follow the ordinance’s process. Marcus explained the short-term rental ordinance provides a 30-day cure period before fines begin; he confirmed the 30 days are calendar days and began when enforcement staff hand-delivered the notice.
Rales told council members the same property owner has made multiple attempts to operate businesses without required licenses over the past 10–11 months. Marcus and council members noted Utah law and city procedures require treating each enforcement instance separately, and past problems do not automatically change the current enforcement timeline.
Marcus said the city planner is working on an overlay-zone approach to manage where short-term rentals can locate in Hyde Park in the future, and that properties operating legally and holding licenses would be grandfathered. He also said there are roughly five properly licensed short-term rentals now and some 10–11 listings identified in prior research.
The council did not take formal action at the meeting; staff said they are continuing enforcement and will follow up with the complainant and the council once the 30-day period concludes or if further steps are required.
Ending: The council directed staff to continue enforcement under the short-term rental ordinance and to follow up with the resident and council when there is a change in the property’s compliance status.
